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ZBum's Nissan 300ZX Drag Racing Times

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1996-05-10 - Yeah, I know. These times suck. But this was with a car that had about 152,000 miles on it. And it was normally aspirated. I'd never done this before, and the car was bone stock. I don't even think I'd changed the spark plugs/wires/dist/rotor in the 50,000 miles I'd had it. Also had about 100 lbs worth of speakers and box in the back. So, here are the numbers. This was done at Phoenix Raceway Park. The name has since changed, and I'm planning on heading out there again soon to see what the car will run once I get a few little things fixed. And a tune-up.
This was a bracket race night. I ended up taking home a second place trophy. I was really happy about it. Oh, and pass 8 was a bye run (no opponent), so I didn't run nearly as hard.

pass # date time lane reaction 60' e.t. 330' e.t. 1/8 e.t. 1/8 MPH 1000' e.t. 1/4 e.t. 1/4 MPH

1 05/10/96 8:43 PM right 0.473 2.436 10.925 64.11 17.044 80.58

2 05/10/96 9:12 PM right 0.245 2.519 11.073 63.87 17.237 80.20

3 05/10/96 9:20 PM right 0.553 2.456 10.901 64.68 16.913 81.95

4 05/10/96 9:57 PM right 0.357 2.456 10.996 64.28 17.050 80.57

5 05/10/96 11:13 PM right 0.195 2.482 10.930 64.35 17.075 79.53

6 05/10/96 11:43 PM right 0.264 2.449 10.860 64.70 16.897 81.25

7 05/11/96 12:21 AM left 0.615 2.360 10.753 16.873 80.31

8 05/11/96 12:32 AM left 0.450 2.496 11.070 17.298 78.18

9 05/11/96 12:37 AM left 0.314 2.481 10.923 16.946 81.95

average 0.385 2.459 10.937 64.33 17.037 80.50

spread 0.420 0.159 0.320 0.82 0.425 3.77

2003-01-23 - Well, I finally got up the ballz to go race the AE. For this race, the car is basically stock. All that it has is a 9" K&N cone filter. It is running stock boost. It is running a full exhaust including the catalytic convertor. The only thing removed from the car was all the extra junk I had laying around in it. The full tool set, spare tire, door panels, etc were all in the car. A perfect light is 0.500. Anything less is a red light. My first run was a horrible reaction time. I over heard the announcer on someone else who did a one second RT say "I guess he was looking for a particular shade of green." I wonder what they said of me. If I take out the first run's reaction time, I have an average RT of 0.745 and a spread of 0.273.
Click on a column header to sort by that column. Best time/speed is at the top. Black bolded times are the best for that field. Red bolded times are the worst for that field.

pass # date time lane reaction 60' e.t. 330' e.t. 1/8 e.t. 1/8 MPH 1000' e.t. 1/4 e.t. 1/4 MPH

1 1/23/03 7:22 PM right 1.145 2.435 6.917 10.510 68.34 13.528 16.064 88.16

2 1/23/03 7:35 PM right 0.746 2.439 6.883 10.454 69.84 13.453 15.979 88.47

3 1/23/03 7:41 PM left 0.683 2.515 6.755 10.195 71.90 13.124 15.606 90.97

4 1/23/03 7:48 PM left 0.858 2.258 6.397 9.839 71.99 12.770 15.281 89.80

5 1/23/03 8:03 PM right 0.873 2.330 6.442 9.874 71.73 12.807 15.296 89.51

6 1/23/03 8:15 PM right 0.626 2.497 6.732 10.190 71.34 13.135 15.640 89.20

7 1/23/03 8:35 PM left 0.618 2.374 6.555 10.011 71.70 12.953 15.457 89.17

8 1/23/03 9:08 PM right 0.891 2.324 6.433 9.870 71.68 12.807 15.322 88.37

9 1/23/03 9:40 PM right 0.626 2.579 6.866 10.335 70.97 13.291 15.801 88.09

10 1/23/03 10:00 PM right 0.700 2.352 6.527 9.981 71.30 12.927 15.434 88.62

11 1/23/03 10:12 PM right 0.804 2.478 6.669 10.129 71.07 13.082 15.596 88.51

12 1/23/03 10:21 PM left 0.771 2.211 6.348 9.790 71.56 12.731 15.237 88.13

average 0.778 2.399 6.627 10.098 71.12 13.051 15.559 88.92

spread 0.527 0.368 0.569 0.720 3.65 0.797 0.827 2.88

2003-03-27 - This was my second go with the AE. This time around, I had the full Certified Muffler 3" exhaust from the turbo back.

pass # date time lane reaction 60' e.t. 330' e.t. 1/8 e.t. 1/8 MPH 1000' e.t. 1/4 e.t. 1/4 MPH

1 03/27/03 9:53 PM left 0.705 2.511 6.711 10.110 72.29 13.017 15.472 92.03

2 03/27/03 9:58 PM left 0.484 2.316 6.696 10.197 70.54 13.141 15.602 91.96

3 03/27/03 10:02 PM right 0.532 2.240 6.327 9.687 73.18 12.546 14.961 92.96

average 0.574 2.356 6.578 9.998 72.00 12.901 15.345 92.32

spread 0.221 0.271 0.384 0.510 2.64 0.595 0.641 1.00

2003-08-08 - This time around, I took the NA out to run it since it hasn't been run in over 6 years. The only modification to the car is the K&N air filter. Everything else is stock. It also had a good cat in it.

pass # date time lane reaction 60' e.t. 330' e.t. 1/8 e.t. 1/8 MPH 1000' e.t. 1/4 e.t. 1/4 MPH

1 08/08/03 8:34 PM right 0.290 2.495 7.115 10.875 65.31 14.122 16.858 81.59

2 08/08/03 8:40 PM right 0.314 2.453 6.982 10.676 66.52 13.857 16.536 83.26

3 08/08/03 8:53 PM left 0.185 2.569 7.167 10.871 66.28 14.057 16.739 82.38

4 08/08/03 9:07 PM right 0.172 2.390 6.922 10.632 66.27 13.830 16.525 82.83

5 08/08/03 9:19 PM left 0.302 2.527 6.976 10.672 66.35 13.871 16.572 81.86

average 0.253 2.487 7.032 10.745 66.15 13.947 16.646 82.38

spread 0.142 0.179 0.245 0.243 1.21 0.292 0.333 1.67

2003-11-07 - This was the 3rd go with the AE. I finally got the A'PEXi AVC-R boost controller installed along with the MSD Digital SCIPlus electronic ignition system. I tried running 14 psi, but the boost controller settings were all messed up because I didn't know what I was doing. Basically, it would spike to 14 or more psi, then drop quickly to 11 psi or so and continue dropping until I shifted. I never got a full good run at 14 psi, so that will have to wait until next weekend.

pass # date time lane reaction 60' e.t. 330' e.t. 1/8 e.t. 1/8 MPH 1000' e.t. 1/4 e.t. 1/4 MPH

1 11/07/03 7:33 PM right 0.288 2.493 6.592 9.897 74.80 12.690 15.054 94.51

2 11/07/03 7:41 PM right 0.321 2.220 6.163 9.442 75.25 12.225 14.600 94.58

3 11/07/03 7:51 PM right 0.323 2.476 6.911 10.390 71.45 13.279 15.680 94.42

4 11/07/03 8:06 PM right 0.342 2.388 6.451 9.775 74.12 12.590 14.974 93.61

5 11/07/03 8:12 PM right 0.312 2.484 6.525 9.822 75.12 12.597 14.977 94.64

6 11/07/03 8:42 PM right 0.306 2.622 6.754 10.107 74.41 12.938 15.372 92.95

7 11/07/03 8:51 PM left 0.580 2.368 6.346 9.611 75.46 12.378 14.764 94.43

8 11/07/03 9:04 PM right 0.482 2.224 6.185 9.457 75.82 12.215 14.591 95.13

9 11/07/03 9:17 PM right 0.942 2.714 6.786 10.105 74.63 12.904 15.316 93.87

average 0.433 2.443 6.524 9.845 74.56 12.646 15.036 94.24

spread 0.654 0.494 0.748 0.948 4.37 1.064 1.089 2.18

2004-05-07 - This was the 4th go with the AE. I put an 87 turbo transmission in with RedLine MT90 fluid. Everything held up fine. With only one exception, I just couldn't get a nice launch.

pass # date time lane reaction 60' e.t. 330' e.t. 1/8 e.t. 1/8 MPH 1000' e.t. 1/4 e.t. 1/4 MPH

1 05/07/04 7:56 PM right 0.744 2.764 6.860 10.106 76.62 12.840 15.150 97.75

2 05/07/04 8:32 PM right 0.684 2.553 6.564 9.803 76.40 12.542 14.852 97.85

3 05/07/04 8:58 PM right 0.572 2.081 5.854 9.037 77.58 11.745 14.039 98.38

4 05/07/04 9:09 PM left 0.721 2.688 6.800 10.041 76.24 12.788 15.100 97.81

5 05/07/04 9:39 PM right 0.536 2.774 6.784 10.000 77.04 12.722 15.021 98.21

6 05/07/04 10:08 PM right 0.439 2.533 6.526 9.760 76.34 12.501 14.813 97.72

7 05/07/04 10:30 PM left 0.376 2.507 6.394 9.593 77.25 12.314 14.614 98.24

average 0.582 2.557 6.540 9.763 76.78 12.493 14.798 97.99

spread 0.368 0.693 1.006 1.069 1.34 1.095 1.111 0.66

2004-05-22 - 5th Time around with the AE. Full tank of 91 octane and only 10psi on the AVC-R. Started pinging in 3rd gear, even with a long time of cooling off.

pass # date time lane reaction 60' e.t. 330' e.t. 1/8 e.t. 1/8 MPH 1000' e.t. 1/4 e.t. 1/4 MPH

1 05/22/04 7:35 PM left 0.274 2.350 6.250 9.496 75.79 12.271 14.615 96.33

2 05/22/04 8:04 PM right 0.429 2.262 6.192 9.440 75.69 12.215 14.555 96.69

3 05/22/04 8:11 PM left 0.322 2.426 6.468 9.761 74.96 12.554 14.904 96.17

average 0.342 2.346 6.303 9.566 75.48 12.347 14.691 96.40

spread 0.155 0.164 0.276 0.321 0.83 0.339 0.349 0.52